Long-nosed short-tailed opossum vs Malayan Water Shrew

Monodelphis scalops compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Long-nosed short-tailed opossum is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Didelphidae	Soricidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Chimarrogale
Species	Monodelphis scalops	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.